Coach & Horses, Mayfair, W1

Rather bizarre Tudor look pub, very small/cosy on the ground floor, stained glass windows, bench seating & parque flooring. Low volume piped music & a silent Sky Sports plasma. The food seemed extremely popular and service very friendly. Lovely little pub in Mayfair, though wouldn't take much to fill up at busy times, thoroughly enjoyable weekday afternoon though. Good Beer Guide 2010 listed and the beer is very well kept. I had a fine pint of Springhead Sweet Lips.

This small, rather odd-shaped pub is hidden in the backstreets and is not to be confused with a second C&H a couple of blocks away. The exterior is Mock Tuder with an abundance of flower baskets and a rosy glow emenating from its interesting latticed windows depicting various coats of arms. The interior has quite a bit of character with some elegant cornices but there is little room for seating although there is an upstairs dining room. A good selection of decent quality (Cask Marque accredited) Ales available (Doom Bar, Pride, Adnams Explorer and Landlord on my visit) and very reasonable prices considering the location. An impressive collection of pump clips are neatly arranged around the pub so that they do not look cluttered and the hops around bar frame are a nice touch. Despite the apparent lack of space, they still cram in a basic TV and a couple of Quiz / Fruit Machines. The customer base appeared to be a good mix and everything seemed quite civilised. All in all, a pretty decent little place and one that is worth hunting down.

This is a small pub that was serving five ales plus Stella, Fosters, Kronenburg, Strongbow and Guinness during my visit. I found the staff to be friendly, but they weren't the quickest. There is a plasma screen, but this was off on my visit and there is no Sky. There is a restaurant upstairs and the smell of food was wafting down throughout the whole pub. This place is OK, but I thought that there were better pubs in the area.